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Subway Station Steinstraße, Hamburg, Germany

Steinstraße in Hamburg, Germany, features dark blue and white tiles. Photo © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com The story behind the image Last Monday we waited at the subway station Steinstraße in Hamburg, ready to explore the city. I liked the clean white and blue tiles on the walls with the name of the station embedded in this…

Spring, Germany, 2026

APRIL 2026 – View into the blossoming top of a tree on a sunny morning in Unterhaching, Germany. Photo © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com The story behind the image I took this photo a couple of days ago as the winter seems to be on its way out, finally, at least here in Unterhaching, Germany. Imagine the…

Sunset, Hamburg, Germany, 2026

APRIL 2026 – The Sandtorhafen and Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, Germany, shortly before sunset. Photo © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com The story behind the image One of the strangest things (for me) is to return from a nice trip and review the images I took just days before. It just looks unreal, just like a dream. This is…

Harbour, Hamburg, Germany, 2026

APRIL 2026 – The harbour of Hamburg in Germany, seen from the viewing platform of the Elbphilharmonie. Photo © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com The story behind the image I’m back from a couple of days Easter break in Hamburg, Germany. The weather was fantastic (for this time of the year), and this time I brought my EOS…

Colosseum, Rome, Italy (IV)

JUNE 2005 – The front of the Colosseum in Rome, Italy, seen from the edge of the Monumento a Vittorio Emanuele II. © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com The story behind the image This shot shows the western facing side of the Colosseum, along the Via dei Fori Imperali from the edge of the Monumento a Vittorio Emanuele…

1988 Chevrolet Caprice

JULY 2016 – The back of a vintage 1988 Chevrolet Caprice (Classic) at a car show in Taufkirchen, Germany. Photo © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com The story behind the image Did you know that I have a thing for old cars? While I (sadly) cannot afford collecting them, I still like to see and photograph them every…

Blue Bonnets and Indian Paintbrush, USA, 1958

1958 – A colorful wild field of Blue Bonnets and Indian Paintbrush. © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com/Photo: Carl Haas The story behind the image Here is another image by photographer Carl Haas who explored California and the U.S. in 1958. He was equipped with excellent Kodachrome films and his images look as fresh and vivid today –…

Meersburg, Germany, c. 1958

c. 1958 – Tourists roam the Marktplatz in Meersburg, Germany, with its historic Hotel Bären (left) and the city portal (back) that leads to the upper city. Scan © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com The story behind the image I acquired this image a while ago. It shows the Marktplatz in Meersburg at Lake Constance in Germany around…

Erika, Cattolica, Italy, 1958 (II)

1958 – A woman poses for the photographer in Cattolica in Italy. Scan & Edit © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com The story behind the image This image from the large lot of slides I acquired a while ago shows a woman posing for the photographer. The caption says ‘Cattolica’, and the name of the lady is ‘Erika’.…

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